A paper currency storage cabinet mounting arrangement is constructed to include a paper currency receiving and verification unit and a paper currency storage cabinet, the paper currency receiving and verification unit having retaining holes and a hook hole, the paper currency storage cabinet having retaining rods disposed at two sides and a spring-supported lock means disposed at one end, the spring-supported lock means being automatically forced into the hook hole to lock the paper currency receiving and verification unit and the paper currency storage cabinet when the respective retaining rods respectively engaged into the respective retaining holes.
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1. A paper currency storage cabinet mounting arrangement comprising a paper currency receiving and verification unit adapted for detecting the authenticity of paper currency inserted therein, and transferring verified paper currency to a paper currency storage cabinet, and a paper currency storage cabinet detachably secured to said paper currency receiving and verification unit and adapted for receiving verified paper currency from said paper currency receiving and verification unit, wherein said paper currency receiving and verification unit comprises a lock hole; said paper currency storage cabinet comprises a locking device for engaging into the lock hole of said paper currency receiving and verification unit to lock said paper currency storage cabinet and said paper currency receiving and verification unit, said locking device comprising a sliding locking block adapted for engaging into the lock hole of said paper currency receiving and verification unit, and a spring member adapted for forcing said sliding locking block into engagement with the lock hole of said paper currency receiving and verification unit, said sliding locking block comprising a positioning rod adapted for holding said spring member, a stop rod adapted for limiting the moving distance of said sliding locking block in said paper currency storage cabinet, a handle through which said sliding locking block is moved between the locking position and the unlocking position, and a front engagement portion adapted for engaging the lock hole of said paper currency receiving and verification unit.
2. The paper currency storage cabinet mounting arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said spring member is a spiral spring.
3. The paper currency storage cabinet mounting arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said paper currency storage cabinet comprises a plurality of retaining rods symmetrically protruded from two opposite lateral sidewalls thereof; said paper currency receiving and verification unit comprises a plurality of retaining holes symmetrically disposed in two opposite lateral sidewalls thereof and adapted for receiving the retaining rods of said paper currency storage cabinet.
4. The paper currency storage cabinet mounting arrangement as claimed in claim 3 , wherein said retaining holes of said paper currency receiving and verification unit are L-shaped.
5. The paper currency storage cabinet mounting arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the locking device of said paper currency storage cabinet is provided at one end of a swinging door panel of said paper currency storage cabinet, said swinging door panel having an opposite end provided with a push plate, said push plate having a hooked portion adapted for hooking in a hook hole of a back cover of said paper currency storage cabinet.
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April 16, 2002
December 30, 2003
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